There are hours and days when Union Station takes on the appearance of several years ago when more than twice as many passenger trains as now use the station were scheduled daily. Here's the rotunde at 3:35 p.m. on a recent week day. Promotions by some of the railroads serving St. Louis are reversing the declining passenger trend.
Homeward-bound for Christmas, thousands of St. Louisans rushed to board trains, busses, planes. Here is one of the many crowds waiting at the various gates in the Union Station Midway yesterday for trains to take them off on the three-day Christmas holiday.
Home-bound for Christmas, a bustling, noisy crowd jammed the main waiting room of the Union Station here yesterday. Many flocked around the information desk to get last-minute news of trains, some of which were running behind schedule because of the heavy holiday traffic.
The date: July 9, 1957. The place: old Busch Stadium. The event: baseball's all-star game. A crowd of 30,693 watches as Vic Wertz hits a single to drive in Mickey Mantle with the American League's first run. The AL won 6-5, led by Mighty Minnie Minoso who drove in the winning run and also starred in the outfield.
The date: July 9, 1957. The place: old Busch Stadium. The event: baseball's all-star game. A crowd of 30,693 watches as Vic Wertz hits a single to drive in Mickey Mantle with the American League's first run.
Fans form line outside stadium Tuesday morning, waiting patiently for standing room tickets (standing room was in shade under roof). Some fans spent the night there, wanting to make sure they wouldn't miss the rare opportunity to see an All-Star game in person.
Crowds began forming early at Busch Stadium for yesterday's All-Star game. Block-long lines gathered early as many ticketholders hoped to watch batting practice before the game started. The game had been a sellout for weeks, but a few hundred standing room tickets were sold before the game.
An overflow crowd of 34,009 persons saw the American League All-Star game at Sportsmans Park here yesterday. It was the eleventh victory for the junior circuit in the 15 games played to date.
Sticker Rush: St. Louis residents line up in the City Hall as teh annual rush to buy city vehicle tax windshield stickers began. The deadline for buying the stickers began. The deadline for buying stickers is Saturday. They are on sale during regular business hours through noon Saturday in the rotunda of City Hall. Police will began ticketing violators Monday. City license collector officials said the number of last-minute purchasers has declined from past years, but they expect crowds to grow during the week. Police officers were on hand Monday to direct traffic on the City Hall parking lot. Stickers prices vary with vehicle horsepower.
Last Chance for Stickers--Long times of procrastinators fill City Hall Friday, the next-to-the-last day for buying city auto stickers. The stickers will also be on teh same from 9 a.m. to noon on Saturday. To buy the stickers, motorists need a paid personal property tax receipt for 1979 and title or state registration for each vehicle. Personal checks are not accepted for stickers. Police will
